Parkinson Disease
Conditions
Brief summary
Sleep disorders are among the non-motor signs more common in Parkinson's disease (PD). This case series evaluated the effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on acupoints in the self-assessment of sleep in 14 PD patients classified between stages 1 and 3 of Hoehn and Yahr original (HY). Patients were assessed using the Sleep Scale for Parkinson's Disease (PDSS) and subjected to treatment with eight TENS sessions on acupoints, with the current Burst. We used the paired sample t-test, considering p ≤ 0.05.
Interventions
PROCEDURETranscutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
Eight sessions were held, once a week, lasting twenty minutes. For this purpose, the electrodes of the acoustic surface Taichong (LR-3), Hé gǔ (Ll-4), Yanglingquan (GB-34) and Neiguan (PC-6) connected to the TENS equipment (EL 608, brand NKL). The current of choice for a BURST type, with intermittent pulses, isolated at a frequency of 2 Hz, ranging from 1 to 10 mA.
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Clinical diagnosis of idiopathic PD between stages 1 and 3 according to the original version of the Hoehn & Yahr (HY) scale
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) lower than 18 points, with other associated neurological diseases and on medication for depression, anxiety, psychosis and sleep inducers.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scale for Parkinson's disease (PDSS) | 8 weeks | A self-administered scale designed to assess nighttime sleep problems, sleep disorders and excessive daytime sleep. Consists of 15 items represented by a ruler (10 cm) where the patient indicates the frequency of the symptom from 0 (always)- 10 (never). |
Outcome results
None listed